Lounge Lizards

The 2009-2010 Lounge Lizards performing at Picnic Day!

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The Lounge Lizards is UC Davis's oldest a cappella music group. They are one of the most prominent a'cappella groups on campus, including The Spokes, The Liquid Hotplates, and The Afterglow.

The group originally began in 1995 with a group of friends in the Integrated Studies Program, living in the Tercero dorm building B at UC Davis. Magic happened in the dorm lounge and UC Davis' first a cappella group was born. Now, after ten years, the Lounge Lizards are thriving more than ever, performing at a wide variety of events around the city of Davis, including the Farmer's Market, Picnic Day, and other benefit performances. Thus far, one of the Lizards' proudest moments was performing the national anthem at a San Francisco Giants game in 2001. They competed alongside the Liquid Hotplates at the Varsity Vocals International Championship on February 2nd, 2008 at UC Berkeley, and they were the only group from UC Davis to perform there on February 21st, 2009. Look for the Lizards this year at Multicultural Night, the Farmers Market, and the West Coast A'Cappella Showcase in Berkeley.

Auditions are Monday, October 4th, and Tuesday, October 5th, from 7pm-9pm in the Fielder Room on the second floor of the Memorial Union! Those auditioning should have a verse and chorus of a song prepared.

The Lounge Lizards' CD, Let's Get Ritarded

The Lizards' first album, Shedding Our Skin, is currently out of print. Their second, and most recent, Let's Get Ritarded, was released in 2007 and is still commercially available- just ask any Lizard or email the group. The release of their third CD is tentatively set for spring 2010.

Let's Get Ritarded Track Listings:

1. Nickelodeon's Doug Theme
   

2. Black Eyed Peas Medley (Black Eyed Peas) Soloist: Gavin Dutrow
   

3. Where Does the Good Go? (Tegan and Sara) Soloists: Nancy Hsu, Lisanne Leask
   

4. Everywhere (Michelle Branch) Soloist: Natasha Bazely
   

5. Sweet Dreams [Are Made of This] (The Eurythmics) Soloists: Nikki Osler, Katie Donovan
   

6. Annie Waits (Ben Folds Five) Soloists: Eric Hopper
   

7. Work (Jimmy Eat World) Soloist: Kevin Ko
   

8. Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson) Soloist: Mary Hsiung
   

9. Somebody to Love (Queen) Soloist: Patty Allen
   

1. In My Life (The Beatles) Soloist: Preston Hatfield

The 2007-2008 Lounge Lizards at the ICCA competition in Berkeley

The 08-09 Lizards ham it up for the camera! Sopranos:
Madisen Siegel (second year)
Rachel Wagner (freshman)
Kaitlyn Schei-Childs Donovan (freshman)

Altos:
Alyssa Parsons (third year)
Hayley Thompson (fourth year)
Brianna Gillease (second year)

Tenors:
George Liu (fourth year)
Greg Lanton (second year)
Jordon Wade (third year)

Basses:
Jesse Doty (second year)
Johnny Wylie (freshman)
Craig Landon (second year)
Skylar Collins (freshman)

Vocal Percussion:
Alex Newhouse (third year)

Accidentally in Love
(Original Artist: Counting Crows)
Arrangement: Spencer Johnson
Soloist: Johnny Wylie

Gone
(Original Artist: Kelly Clarkson)
Arrangement: Catherine Cheng
Soloist: Alyssa Parsons

Love Song
(Original Artist: Sara Bareilles)
Arrangement: Katie Donovan and Spencer Johnson
Soloist: Hayley Thompson

Water Runs Dry
(Original Artist: Boyz II Men)
Arrangement: Katie Donovan
Soloist: Jordon Wade

Hotel Song
(Original Artist: Regina Spektor)
Arrangement: Spencer Johnson
Soloist: To be determined

Tattoo
(Original Artist: Jordin Sparks)
Arrangement: Caroline Moyer
Soloist: Madisen Siegel

You Belong With Me
(Original Artist: Taylor Swift)
Arrangement: Alyssa Parsons
Soloist: To be determined

Afternoon Delight/Sexual Healing
(Original Artists: Starland Vocal Band and Marvin Gaye)
Arrangement: Alyssa Parsons
Soloists: Alex Newhouse and Alyssa Parsons

Fireflies
(Original Artist: Owl City)
Arrangement: Spencer Johnson and Kayla Ruben
Soloist: To be determined

Fallin' For You
(Original Artist: Colbie Caillat)
Arrangement: Spencer Johnson
Soloist: Madisen Siegel

Everybody Loves Disney
(Original Artist: all the Disney movies you now and love!)
Arrangement: Kristine Slipson
Soloists: Kaitlyn Schei-Childs Donovan, Jordon Wade, Hayley Thompson, Alex Newhouse, Greg Lanton, Rachel Wagner, Madisen Siegel and Alex Newhouse... so more than half of the Lizards!

Gravity
(Original Artist: Sara Bareilles)
Arrangement: Alyssa Parsons
Soloist: To be determined

F*** You
(Original Artist: Cee-Lo Green)
Arrangement: Alyssa Parsons
Soloist: To be determined

Touch the Sky
(Original Artist: Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco)
Arrangement: Alyssa Parsons
Soloist: To be determined

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2008-05-03 20:07:58   I saw the lounge lizards perform at the Davis senior center. The percussionist Kevin did indeed have krazy beats! I really enjoyed Brad Kern's solo! —StevenDaubert